LINGUIST List 22.4123 Fri Oct 21 2011 Calls: Cognitive Science, Linguistic Theories/Spain Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Carmen M. Bretones Callejas , Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association Message 1: Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association Date: 20-Oct-2011 From: Carmen M. Bretones Callejas <aelcoual.es> Subject: Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association Short Title: AELCO Date: 17-Oct-2012 - 19-Oct-2012 Location: Almería, Spain Contact Person: Carmen Bretones Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Linguistic Theories Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2012 Meeting Description: Every two years the Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association (AELCO) organizes an international conference that harbours the various domains in which its members are active. From 17 to 19 October 2012 the University of Almería (Spain) hosts its 8th edition under the theme Construals in Language, Thought and Brain: What Shapes What? This conference aims to bring in an open floor for discussions, debates, reflection and sharing the features, topics, puzzles, methods, trends, schools and heresies within the field of Cognitive Linguistics. One of the major strands or orientations nowadays in Cognitive Linguistics refers to research in psycholinguistics and anthropological linguistics. The aim is to create an opportunity for assessing the state of the art today, the pros and the cons of the field, the added values and also the question marks that might strengthen or weaken the new profile of Cognitive Linguistics. As a distinctive field we are led to inquire not only about the relation of grammar (i.e., form-meaning pairing) to mind, but also about the physical embodiment of the linguistic competence in the brain, and to see what shapes what. Invited Speakers: Laurence W. Barsalou, Emory University http://psychology.emory.edu/cognition/barsalou/index.html Daniel Casasanto, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics http://www.mpi.nl/people/casasanto-daniel Chris Sinha, Centre for Cognitive Semiotics, Lund University http://www.sol.lu.se/en/person/ChristopherSinha Mark Turner, Case Western Reserve University http://markturner.org/ Iraide Ibarrexte, University of Zaragoza http://www.unizar.es/linguisticageneral/index_archivos/IbarretxeAntunano.htm Call for Papers: We cordially invite researchers, working within the field of Cognitive Linguistics - though not restricted to it - to submit paper proposals on theoretical and applied studies on language and cognition. We also encourage workshop proposals. Abstract Submission: We invite abstracts for 20-minute presentations, plus 10-minute discussion, and abstracts for posters. They should be written in English or Spanish. Abstracts submitted for consideration should clearly state the problem, objectives, methodology, and possible results/findings. Their length must be between 400 and 500 words, and they should include title, 5 keywords and references - a maximum of 8. No more than a page length, Times New Roman 12, figures included. Paper, poster and workshop proposals should be sent via email as an attachment (in .doc format) to: aelcoual.es The attached files must only include the title of the contribution in boldface and the abstract itself (including keywords and references). Please do not include the author's details in the attachment. Please include the following information in the 'subject' of the email: AELCO 2012 - Paper Proposal AELCO 2012 - Poster Proposal AELCO 2012 - Workshop Proposal And the following information in the 'body' of the email: Type of contribution (Paper, poster or workshop) Title of the contribution Author's full name Affiliation Address (electronic and postal) Phone number Workshops: We encourage workshop proposals. They should contain: (i) a 1000 word description of the topic (including the research questions to be addressed) and (ii) a list of workshop participants and 300 word abstracts of their papers. Since we want conference participants to be able to attend individual workshop presentations, workshops need to be compatible with the main conference schedule. This means that the format of the workshops must be organized around 30 minute presentations (20 min. + 10 min. discussion). Workshops will contain 10 slots (corresponding to 1 day); each workshop ideally comprises: (a) an introductory paper by the convenor/s or by a key-note speaker, which summarizes previous research, specifies the approach/es to be taken and sets the scope of the papers to be presented; (b) eight papers; (c) a slot for final discussion on the topics covered by the papers, methodological issues and questions for future research. Posters: There will be a poster session of an hour for both senior and junior researchers. In order to foster interaction, all other sessions will be suspended during the poster session. Posters may remain available during the rest of the conference. The maximum size of the poster is 1.20 m (vertical) x 0.90 m (horizontal). For more information about how to make a good poster, see: http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/posterpres.html Awards: The Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association, in its biennial international conference, aims to promote the participation of young researchers as follows: AELCO Best Oral Pre-doctoral Presentation Award (for PhD students) AELCO Best Poster Award For further information, please visit: http://www.aelco.es/en/premios-aelco Important Dates: Workshop submission deadline: 1 January 2012 Notification of workshop proposal acceptance/rejection (via email): 1 February 2012 Abstract submission deadline (papers and posters): 1 March 2012 Notification of proposal acceptance/rejection (via email): 1 April 2012 Early bird registration deadline: 15 July 2012 Registration deadline for participants with a paper/poster/workshop: 15 August 2012 Final registration deadline: 1 October 2012 On-site registration: 17-18-19 October 2012 Contact Information: Prof. Dr. Carmen M. Bretones Callejas Dpt. Filología Inglesa y Alemana Universidad de Almería Carretera de Sacramento, s/n 04120 Almería (España) Tel. (+34) 950 21 44 50 Fax (+34) 950 01 54 75 aelcoual.es Organising Committee: Coordinator: Bretones Callejas, Carmen M. - University of Almería Secretary: Cortés de los Ríos, Mª Enriqueta - University of Almería Treasurer: Chamizo Domínguez, Pedro - University of Málaga Cantizano Márquez, Blasina - University of Almería Coll-Florit, Marta - Open University of Catalonia Cornillie, Bert - University of Leuven Criado, Raquel - University of Murcia Cuenca, María Josep - University of Valencia Fernández Sánchez, José Francisco - University of Almería Fuentes Melero, Luis - University of Murcia García Sánchez, Mª Elena - University of Almería Ibáñez Ibáñez, José Ramón - University of Almería Martínez del Castillo, Jesús - University of Almería Navarro Ferrando, Ignasi - Jaume I University Perdú Honeyman, Nobel - University of Almería Salaberri Ramiro, Sagrario - University of Almería Sánchez Pérez, Aquilino - University of Murcia Valenzuela, Javier - University of Murcia Scientific Committee: Amengual, Marian - University of Illes Balears Barcelona Sánchez, Antonio - University of Córdoba Bielenia-Grajewska, Magdalena - University of Gdansk Boas, Hans Christian - University of Texas Bretones Callejas, Carmen M. - University of Almería Cantos, Pascual - University of Murcia Carreiras, Manuel - Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language Carrió Pastor, Marisa - Polytechnic University of Valencia Casasanto, Daniel - Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Casonato, Marco - University of Milano-Bicocca Chamizo Domínguez, Pedro - University of Málaga Coll-Florit, Marta - Open University of Catalonia Cornillie, Bert - University of Leuven Cortés de los Ríos, María Enriqueta - University of Almería Criado, Raquel - University of Murcia Cuenca, María Josep - University of Valencia Delbecque, Nicole - University of Leuven Forceville, Charles J. - University of Amsterdam Fuentes Melero, Luis - University of Murcia Goschler, Juliana - University of Hamburg Herrera Soler, Honesto - Complutense University of Madrid Ibarretxe Antuñano, Iraide - University of Zaragoza Maldonado, Ricardo - National Autonomous University of Mexico Marín Arrese, Juana - Autonomous University of Madrid Navarro Ferrando, Ignasi - Jaume I University Pascual, Esther - University of Goningen Piquer Píriz, Ana Mª - University of Extremadura Pérez Vidal, Carmen - Pompeu Fabra University Pérez Cañado, María Luisa - University of Jaén Rojo, Ana - University of Murcia Ruiz de Mendoza, Francisco - University of La Rioja Salaberri Ramiro, Sagrario - University of Almería Sánchez Pérez, Aquilino - University of Murcia Sinha, Chris - Lund University Soriano, Cristina - Swiss Center for Affective Sciences Turner, Mark - Case Western Reserve University Valenzuela, Javier - University of Murcia Zlatev, Jordan - Lund University Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 21-Oct-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.